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March 19, 2008
Oil Sands Sector Fund Declares Quarterly Distribution
Oil Sands Sector Fund is pleased to announce a quarterly cash distribution of $0.125 per unit.
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January 29, 2008
Oil Sands Sector Fund and Markland AGF Precious Metals Corp Announce Portfolio Management Changes
Oil Sands Sector Fund and Markland AGF Precious Metals Corp. (the “Funds”) announced today that W. Robert Farquharson, Director and Vice-Chairman of AGF Funds Inc. (“AGF’), Investment Advisor to the Funds, will assume full portfolio management responsibilities for the Funds, effective immediately.
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January 28, 2008
AGF Announces Portfolio Management Changes
Industry Veteran Bob Farquharson Leads New Teams
AGF Funds Inc. announced today that AGF Management Limited Vice-Chairman W. Robert Farquharson, one of Canada’s leading investment managers, will assume full portfolio management responsibilities for AGF Canadian Growth Equity Fund, AGF Canadian Resources Fund, AGF Global Resources Class and AGF Precious Metals Fund, effective immediately.
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December 18, 2007
Oil Sands Sector Fund Declares Quarterly Distribution and Announces Anticipated Distribution for 2008
Toronto, December 18, 2007 (TSX:OSF.UN) – Oil Sands Sector Fund (the “Fund”) is pleased to announce a quarterly cash distribution of $0.125 per unit. The quarterly distribution is payable on or before January 15, 2008 to unitholders of record at the close of business on December 31, 2007.
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September 18, 2007
Oil Sands Sector Fund Declares Quarterly Distribution
Toronto, September 18, 2007 (TSX:OSF.UN) – Oil Sands Sector Fund is pleased to announce a quarterly cash distribution of $0.125 per unit. The quarterly distribution is payable on or before October 12, 2007 to unitholders of record at the close of business on September 28, 2007.
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August 8, 2007
Markland AGF Precious Metals Corp. Closes Initial Public Offering at $23.5 Million
Toronto, August 8, 2007 (TSX: MPM.UN) - Markland Street Asset Management Inc. (“Markland”) is pleased to announce that Markland AGF Precious Metals Corp. (the “Company”) has completed its initial public offering (the “Offering”), of 2,350,000 units (the “Units”), each consisting of one equity share and one-half of an equity share purchase warrant, at a price of $10.00 per Unit, for gross proceeds of $23.5 million. The Company has granted the agents an over-allotment option to acquire additional Units at any time during the next 30 days.
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July 27, 2007
Markland AGF Precious Metals Corp. Announces Updating of Exchange Ratios
Markland Street Asset Management Inc., the Manager of Markland AGF Precious Metals Corp., announced today that the exchange ratios for the exchange option available in connection with the initial public offering of the Company have been updated to reflect more recent trading prices of the Exchange Eligible Issuers (as identified in the preliminary prospectus dated May 30, 2007).
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June 28, 2007
Markland AGF Precious Metals Corp. Announces Exchange Ratios
Markland Street Asset Management Inc., the Manager of Markland AGF Precious Metals Corp., announced today the exchange ratios for the exchange option available in connection with the initial public offering of the Company.
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June 19, 2007
Oil Sands Sector Fund Declares Quarterly Distribution.
Oil Sands Sector Fund is pleased to announce a quarterly cash distribution of $0.125 per unit. The quarterly distribution is payable on or before
July 16, 2007 to unitholders of record at the close of business on June 29, 2007.
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June 1, 2007
Markland Street Asset Management files preliminary prospectus for Markland AGF Precious Metals Corp.
Markland Street Asset Management Inc. (“Markland”) is pleased to announce that it has filed and has received a receipt from the securities regulators across Canada for a preliminary prospectus qualifying the initial public offering of Units of Markland AGF Precious Metals Corp. (the “Company”), a corporation incorporated under the laws of Ontario.
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March, 2007
AGF Market Insight — federal budget impact on oil sands
The Federal fiscal budget introduced yesterday by the Conservative government includes a plan to phase out the Accelerated Capital Cost Allowance (ACCA) program. The baseline 25% rate will remain in place.
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March 20, 2007
Oil Sands Sector Fund Declares Quarterly Distribution.
Oil Sands Sector Fund is pleased to announce a quarterly cash distribution of $0.125 per unit. The quarterly distribution is payable on or before April 16, 2007 to unitholders of record on March 30, 2007.
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December 15, 2006
Oil Sands Sector Fund Declares Quarterly Distribution.
Oil Sands Sector Fund is pleased to announce a quarterly cash distribution of $0.125 per unit. The quarterly distribution is payable on or before January 15, 2007 to unitholders of record on December 29, 2006.
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November 8, 2006
Oil Sands Sector Fund Update on Proposed Income Trust Tax Changes
We would first like to note that according to advice received from tax counsel, the Governments announcement will not result in any new taxation at the Fund level.
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June 30, 2006
Oil Sands Sector Fund Release Semi-Annual Report
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June 20, 2006
Oil Sands Sector Fund Announces Adoption of Distribution Reinvestment Plan
Markland Street Asset Management Inc. is pleased to announce that Oil Sands Sector Fund has adopted (subject to regulatory approval) a distribution reinvestment plan to permit eligible unitholders to reinvest distributions, along with optional cash payments, in additional units of the Fund commencing with the distribution payable to unitholders of record on June 30, 2006. Computershare Trust Company of Canada has been appointed as the plan agent. Participation in the Plan is restricted to unitholders who are residents of Canada for purposes of the Income Tax Act (Canada).
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Disclaimer: This website does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation to buy the securities referred to herein. The final prospectus dated February 24, 2006 was filed with the securities regulatory authorities in each of the provinces of Canada. The offering closed on March 15, 2006, following which the units now trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange. For current information about the units of the Fund, reference should be made to the continuous disclosure filings. No securities regulatory authority has expressed an opinion about the securities offered and it is an offence to claim otherwise.